Barren County, Kentucky

Founding: 1799
Parent counties: Green and Warren

Namesake: The Barren River
Seat: Glasgow (1799–)

Land area: 488 square miles

Population (2020): 44,485

Population (historic): 4,784 (1800); 15,079 (1830); 16,665 (1860); 21,490 (1890); 25,844 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1810; 1820–1850; 1860–1880; 1890–1950; 1960–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities; one CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,780 (9.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 30.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 14.5%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 16%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 15.1%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $611
Average outbuilding value (1930): $425
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.6 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 4,392
Average farm size (1920): 52.1 acres
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Glasgow

Namesake: Glasgow, Scotland

Founding: 1799 (platting); 1803 (post office); 1809 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 15,014

Population (historic): 244 (1810); 617 (1830); 733 (1870); 2,019 (1900); 5,042 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1830; 1840–1890; 1900–1980; 1990–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 557 (8.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. William Edmunds House (c. 1855). 1318 Beckton–Rocky Hill Road.
2. Idlewild / William Wood Farm (c. 1850). 1921 Center Road. Greek Revival.
3. Joseph Wooten House (1809). 715 Crabtree Road.
4. Franklin Settle House (1842). Finney Road and Settle's Road.
5. John Mayfield House (c. 1830/1880). 4219 Old Bowling Green Road.
6. Landrum Log House. 403 Renfro Road. Razed.
7. William Page Farm (1814–1815). 5001 Roseville Road.
8. Freedom / Henry Button House (c. 1860). 11558 Tompkinsville Road.

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